Hardware Interface

Hardware Interface
Introduction
The Hardware Interface device is where you connect Reason to the “outside world”. This is where MIDI is received, and where audio signals are routed from physical inputs and to physical outputs of your audio hardware. The Hardware Interface is always present at the top of the rack, and cannot be deleted. This chapter is meant to serve as a panel reference, describing the various sections of the device. How to set up your audio hardware is described in the “Audio Basics” chapter.
The Hardware Interface is normally unfolded, showing a panel with 2 Sampling Inputs, 16 Audio Inputs and 16 Audio Outputs and a couple of buttons.
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Green LED: Available and used channel (cable connected to the channel jack on the rear panel).
Yellow LED: Available but unused channel (no cable connected to the channel jack on the rear panel).
Red LED: Unavailable channel but with a connected cable on the rear panel. No audio will be present on channels with red LEDs.
Unlit LED: Unavailable and unconnected channel (no cable connected to the channel jack on the rear panel).
Refer to “Advanced MIDI Device” for more information.
Refer to “More Audio” for more information.
Refer to “The Big Meter” for more information.

Hardware Interface